A YouTube star who was forced to deliver her baby prematurely before being placed in a coma for three months while battling Covid has told how she is ‘grateful’ to finally be home, where she will continue her recovery.
Grace Victory, 30, from High Wycombe, who has amassed an impressive following of 222,000 YouTube subscribers and 251,000 Instagram followers thanks to her videos which address topics including eating disorders and mental health, developed the virus two weeks before Christmas while pregnant with her first child.
While her symptoms were mild at first, her condition started to deteriorate and doctors made the difficult decision to deliver her baby boy on Christmas Eve, two months before his February due date.
The baby was born healthy but a day later Grace was taken into intensive care after developing breathing problems and she was placed in a coma as she continued to battle the virus.
Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Grace, who woke in March, shared a photograph of herself in a wheelchair alongside a caption which read: ‘I’M F**** HOME. Alderborn Rehab thank you for everything – especially my student nurse Alice who will remain a friend for life. Recovery will now be at home. Grateful x.’
Grace developed the virus two weeks before Christmas and doctors decided she should be induced on Christmas Eve, two months before her February due date (pictured, while pregnant)
YouTuber Grace Victory (pictured, now), 30, from High Wycome, has revealed that she is now finally home, where she will continue her recovery
Grace penned: ‘I’M F**** HOME. Alderborn Rehab thank you for everything – especially my student nurse Alice who will remain a friend for life. Recovery will now be at home. Grateful x’ (pictured)
The 30-year-old also shared an adorable snap of her and her baby snuggled on the sofa with a caption which read: ‘Just me and my baby chilling on the sofa xxxxxx.’ (pictured)
She then shared an adorable snap of her and her son snuggled up under a blanket with a caption which read: ‘Just me and my baby chilling on the sofa xxxxxx.’
Last Tuesday, Grace took to social media and revealed how she had gone into ‘multiple organ failure and cardiac arrest’ and her family was warned she most likely wouldn’t survive the virus.
She said: ‘My partner became both Mum and Dad [to our son], as he was told to “prepare for the worst” as my medical team gave me a 5% chance of survival.’
She shared a video offering more detail into her battle, posting images and clips as she spent time in hospital.
She wrote: ‘In December 2020, I caught Covid and fell into a coma shortly after giving birth to my baby boy.
‘With multiple organ failure, and cardiac arrest, I fought my way back. There was no way I was leaving my baby without a Mum and my partner without his love.’
The YouTuber previously revealed her family were told she had a five per cent chance of survival when she was placed in a Covid coma at Christmas, a day after doctors were forced to deliver her baby two months early
Grace tweeted yesterday with a video detailing her journey as she battled the disease, revealing she had gone into ‘multiple organ failure and cardiac arrest’
After waking up from her coma, Grace said she was initially unable to move and she couldn’t even hold her baby (pictured)
She continued: ‘I woke up after three months and due to muscle wastage and weakness I had lost the ability to move. But after some time, I could finally hold my baby.’
‘I “shouldn’t” be here, but I am and no words will ever be able to describe what I’ve been through, how I feel, what I saw during my coma. But… I’m alive!’
Sharing a picture as she wept in a hospital bed, she added: ‘I’m healing and I’ve even taken my first steps. So this is your sign to get up!’
At the end of December, Grace’s family shared a post online reading; ‘As you guys know, Grace gave birth on Christmas Eve to a beautiful baby boy, who is currently doing so well, he’s incredible.
‘We love him so much. Grace developed Covid-19 two weeks ago and although her symptoms were mild at first, they worsened as the days went on.
‘Which meant they had to deliver the baby as soon as possible, as she was just too unwell to carry on with the pregnancy.
‘Grace was admitted into intensive care on Christmas Day due to issues with her breathing & therefore they had to make the decision of placing her into an induced coma, to give her body the rest it needs, in order to recover.’
The message ended: ‘She’s currently stable but please keep her in your thoughts & prayers.
It was announced in January that the YouTuber, pictured with boyfriend Lee, was placed in an induced coma as she continued to battle Covid-19
A message posted on Grace’s Instagram page ten weeks ago told her followers that Grace was ‘currently stable’
‘We Love her so, so much and we know she’ll come out of this stronger than ever. She has dedicated her whole career to healing people, we now ask that you pray, to heal her.’
The message was signed: ‘Grace’s Family & bubba x.’
In an update just before the New Year, Grace’s family shared another statement with her 224k followers on Instagram, writing: ‘Update, Grace is currently stable and responding well to treatment.’
They continued: ‘We as a family are truly overwhelmed by the amount of Love and well wishes sent to our Grace and we want to thank each and everyone of you for casting a light of hope our way.
‘Please still keep Grace in your thoughts and prayers.’
Signing the post off ‘Family and bubba’, they wrote: ‘Let’s get her home.’
At the start of March, she revealed she was ‘awake’, followed by a tweet saying: ‘Baby boy is thriving at home x’